Summary
It was discovered that libssh clients incorrectly handled the key exchange
process. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libssh
clients to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-8277)
It was discovered that the libssh SCP client incorrectly sanitized paths
received from servers. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libssh SCP clients to overwrite files outside of the working directory and
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-0964)
It was discovered that libssh incorrectly handled parsing configuration
files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libssh to
access non-regular files, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-0965)
It was discovered that libssh incorrectly handled the ssh_get_hexa()
function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libssh
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-0966)
It was discovered that libssh incorrectly handled certain regular
expressions. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libssh
to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-0967)
It was discovered that the libssh SFTP client incorrectly handled certain
malformed longname fields. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libssh SFTP clients to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-0968)
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | libssh | 0.9.6-2ubuntu0.22.04.6 |
| Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS | libssh | 0.10.6-2ubuntu0.3 |
| Ubuntu · 25.10 | libssh | 0.11.2-1ubuntu0.2 |
Vulnerabilities 6
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Medium 6.5
Libssh: libssh: denial of service via zero-length input in ssh_get_hexa()
A flaw was found in libssh. The API function `ssh_get_hexa()` is vulnerable to a denial of service when processing zero-length input. This can be exploited remotely by an attacker during GSSAPI (Generic Security Service Application Program Interface) authenti…
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Medium 5.0
Libssh: improper sanitation of paths received from scp servers
A malicious SCP server can send unexpected paths that could make the client application override local files outside of working directory. This could be misused to create malicious executable or configuration files and make the user execute them under specifi…
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Low 3.3
Libssh: libssh: denial of service via improper configuration file handling
A flaw was found in libssh where it can attempt to open arbitrary files during configuration parsing. A local attacker can exploit this by providing a malicious configuration file or when the system is misconfigured. This vulnerability could lead to a Denial …
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Low 3.1
Libssh: memory exhaustion via repeated key exchange in libssh
A flaw was found in libssh's handling of key exchange (KEX) processes when a client repeatedly sends incorrect KEX guesses. The library fails to free memory during these rekey operations, which can gradually exhaust system memory. This issue can lead to crash…
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Low 3.1
Libssh: libssh: denial of service due to malformed sftp message
A flaw was found in libssh in which a malicious SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) server can exploit this by sending a malformed 'longname' field within an `SSH_FXP_NAME` message during a file listing operation. This missing null check can lead to reading bey…
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Low 2.2
Libssh: libssh: denial of service via inefficient regular expression processing
A flaw was found in libssh. A remote attacker, by controlling client configuration files or known_hosts files, could craft specific hostnames that when processed by the `match_pattern()` function can lead to inefficient regular expression backtracking. This c…